How Many People Are Named Richelle?
people named Richelle are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 42,878 people in the US has this name
Based on 8,456 babies named Richelle in Social Security records from 1942 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
281 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of RICHARD using the popular suffix elle, probably influenced by the sound of MICHELLE.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Richelle in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Richelle alive today is about 43 years old, and 71% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 34 and 54 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Richelle first appears in the records in 1942 and was given most often in 1969, to 281 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1942 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Richelle has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #591, in 1969. In 2025 it ranked #10,739.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #10,739 |
| Best rank | #591 (1969) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #734 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Richelle alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Richelle were born in California than in any other state: about 1,100 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Richelle was given 2.6 times as often in Washington, 2.1 times in Pennsylvania and 2 times in Michigan.
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